epics-control-system

name	epics-control-system
description	EPICS control system skill for accelerator and beamline instrument control and monitoring
allowed-tools	["Bash","Read","Write","Edit","Glob","Grep"]
metadata	{"specialization":"physics","domain":"science","category":"lab-automation","phase":6}

EPICS Control System

Purpose

Provides expert guidance on EPICS for accelerator and beamline control systems, including IOC configuration and channel access.

Capabilities

• IOC configuration and deployment
• Channel Access protocol
• Archiver integration
• Alarm handling
• OPI screen development
• Python/caproto scripting

Usage Guidelines

1. IOC Setup: Configure Input/Output Controllers
2. Channels: Define process variables and records
3. Archiving: Set up archiver for data logging
4. Alarms: Configure alarm handling
5. Python Integration: Use caproto or pyepics for scripting

Tools/Libraries

• EPICS
• caproto
• pyepics
• phoebus